CMS kicks off New England Cross Country Grand Prix

Dan Vassallo finished 5th
Photo by KrissyK

Carlisle, MA -
CMS finished 4th overall out of 7 teams at the Thomas Chamberas 6K XC race this morning. This was race number one in the Cross Country Grand Prix. It takes five runners with a USATF membership to score for a team. CMS was fortunate to have five men not only show up at the starting line, but finish the race. Dan Vassallo blazed to a 5th place overall finish with a time of 18:32 over the trails of Great Brook Farm State Park in Carlisle, MA. Michael Quintal finished 15th and James Pawlicki was 29th overall. Master runner Arthur Besse finished 38th and was 4th in the master division. Dan Verrtington was 52nd overall and 2nd in the Senior (50+) age group. The team should be at each of the races that compile the Grand Prix Series. The 2013 XC Grand Prix schedule is below. All CMS members are welcome. You will need a USATF membership to score.

Date          Event                Location

24-Aug Chamberas 6k Carlisle MA

8-Sep  WMDP 5k/8k Stanley Park, Westfield MA

13-Oct Wayland DF 5k Wayland MA High School

27-Oct Mayor's Cup 5k/8k Franklin Park

10-Nov USATFNE XC Champs 10k Franklin Park

Michael Quintal finished 15th
Photo by KrissyK

Photos by KrissyK

Thomas Chamberas 6K XC Race

Carlisle,MA August 24,2013

Place  Name                 Ag City        Team  Time   Pace

1   BRIAN HARVEY        26 BOSTON       BAA    17:08  4:36

2   SEAN DUNCAN        24 ARLINGTON WMDP   17:20  4:39

3   JUSTIN LUTZ            33 CONCORD    BAA     18:03  4:51

4   J. CHARLESWORTH 28 BOSTON     GBTC   18:28  4:58

5   DAN VASSALLO        28 PEABODY     CMS     18:32  4:59

15 MICHAEL QUINTAL 35 N.ANDOVER  CMS     19:00  5:06    

29 JAMES PAWLICKI    38 BEVERLY        CMS   19:52  5:20

38 ARTHUR BESSE        40 TEMPLETON  CMS    20:49  5:35

52 DAN VERRINGTON  51 BRADFORD    CMS    21:55  5:53 

XC Nats and ESB

Tim VanOrden finishing 4th last year at the Empire State Building Run-UP

CMS' Tim VanOrden (Bennington, VT), who was named the 2011 USATF Masters Mountain Runner of the Year last year, had a strong week of racing as he tried to better his 4th place showing in last year's Empire State Building Run-Up but fell just short after being on PR pace for about 60 floors. Tim became ill over the last 26 floors and dropped back, but still finished a solid 10th place (results) down in Manhattan on Wednesday night.

He then made his way out to USATF Cross Country Nationals in St. Louis, MO where he finished a stellar 12th place in the Masters Race (results) on Saturday.  Former CMS runner Rusty Snow was 3 seconds out of the overall win and former longtime CMS runners Eric Morse and Dave Dunham also had strong races, finishing 21st and 22nd respectively.

USATF Masters National XC Championships

Place	Name	Age	City	Finish	Pace	Affiliation
1	CHRISTIAN CUSHING-MURRAY	44	SANTA ANA CA	26:08.1	5:16	COMPEX RACING
2	RUSTY SNOW	42	SANTA BARBARA CA	26:11.9	5:17	SANTA BARBARA RUNNING AND RACI
3	KEITH MULHOLLON	42	LAKE GENEVA WI	26:15.8	5:17	UNATTACHED
4	RICHARD FALCONE	41	CLEVELAND TN	26:32.4	5:21	UNATTACHED
5	EVERETT WHITESIDE	41	PENSACOLA FL	26:34.4	5:21	UNATTACHED
6	KEVIN MILLER	50	OLATHE KS	26:53.2	5:25	KANSAS CITY SMOKE
7	BO BOATNER	41	NEW ALBANY MS	26:55.3	5:25	ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
8	JOHN MIRTH	49	PLATTEVILLE WI	27:00.2	5:26	UNATTACHED
9	KRISTIAN BLAICH	45	DECATUR GA	27:18.3	5:30	ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
10	ERIC FORTE	45	SANTA BARBARA CA	27:20.9	5:31	SANTA BARBARA RUNNING AND RACI
11	VALENTIN ALVAREZ	43	MARIETTA GA	27:23.7	5:31	ATLANTA TRACK CLUB
12	TIM VAN ORDEN	43	BENNINGTON VT	27:24.4	5:31	CENTRAL MASS STRIDERS
13	MATT EBINER	50	COVINA CA	27:29.9	5:32	COMPEX RACING
14	JAMES JACKSON	45	CROSSROADS TX	27:34.4	5:33	UNATTACHED
15	ROBERT ARSENAULT	46	RIVERSIDE CA	27:35.0	5:33	COMPEX RACING
16	MATT WEGENKA	47	SPRINGFIELD MO	27:37.7	5:34	KANSAS CITY SMOKE
17	MARK JONES	41	NEWBURGH IN	27:46.2	5:36	UNATTACHED
18	TODD BOOTH	42	SANTA BARBARA CA	27:47.2	5:36	SANTA BARBARA RUNNING AND RACI
19	RICHARD DISSLY	46	BOULDER CO	27:54.8	5:37	RUNNING REPUBLIC OF BOULDER
20	BRIAN SCHMIDT	42	SACHSE TX	27:55.0	5:37	UNATTACHED

96 Total Finishers.